Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-02-25

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Louise Bremen and Julia Compton, to aid the
enterprise.
| The Louise Arnot company, after playing
week in Roanoke to crowded houses, is about
to open in Lynchburg.
Mr. Ed q. Fisher, formerly of Staunton, is
member of the firm of Fisher Il Oakley which
has built hennery at Pemberton, in Gooch-
land county, to accommodate 1000 layers. 1t
is two story house with the eastern exposure
made of glass. In one end is incubator
and as fast as the chickens are Matched out
they are placed in their compartments under
glass. The firm also breeds fancy fowls.
Christian Rexrode, the only surviving SOL
der of the war of 1872 in Highland county,
Va, died near Monterey on the 18th inst at
at the advanced age OF nine y-six years. He
had been receiving pension from the gov
| eminent
Buckingham co .nty correspondent of the
Richmond Il isl a-ch" ru,h that Mr.. u l
Taylor was taken from thu county to the
Staunton Asylum last week. He had become
insane through long confined and hard
| study of the Bible -the desire of his life be-
ing to become preacher.
| Maj. J. G. Walker, representative of
Rockingham county in the House of Del
egates during the war, aud once Sheriff of
J Madison county, died in Page county last
week. He was graduate of Randolph Ma
con College. His remains were inferred at
Elkton
| The wife and daughter of Gen. Malone will
start for Europe early this spring, where Miss
Malone will take an extended musical course
Miss Malone, who speaks German and French
fuently, has fair knowledge of Spanish, and
during her stay in Italy this time wishes to
| perfect herself in italian.
Mr. Frank Ell. Alfriend, formerly of Rich
mond, has been appointed assistant librarian
of the United Senate.
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, the Virginia au
thor and p let, now residing at Winchester, has
a serious affection of the eyes, which compels
her to use amanuenss in her liter ry work
Allen Newberry, the father of Ex-senator
Sam Fl. Newberry and of Hartman Newberry.
died in Bland county last week at the ad-
vanced age of eighty four He left widow
and two children, the Youngest boy only
four months old.
A valuable COW of Geo. E. Chancellor, in
Spotsylvania county, died suddenly last week
In her stomach the following articles were
found:-Two and a half ten-penny nails, u
six-penny nails, barrel nails, 81 eight-penny
nails, pieces of small wire IT, 2 and 3
in
per washer, 2 pieces of fiat narrow steel, one
and two inches in length, and two carpet
tacks.
Among the articles destroyed by the burn
ing of the residence of w. W. Scott near Cor
louisville, were the bedstead that belonged to
Ex-President Madison and a s of cut glass
decanters and wine glasses, from which Presi-
dents Jefferson and Madison used to refresh
themselves.
Eighteen hundred dozen eggs, which
at 20 cents dozen brought $3.50, were ship
ded from Timoerville station on the Valley
railroad III one week, this month.
A mail bag from Old Town. in Grayson
county, Va. for New York city, was found
when it reached Wytheville to contain pole
cat The whole Wytheville Office had to be
aired and it was several hours before the
clerks could get to work again. The Old
Town bag had, of course, to be sent on to New
York, but the postmaster who first took it in
will have to be dismissed
E. A. Emmerson, of Lynchburg, the Past
Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
Of Virginia. Was an actor years ago and was
playing at the Washington theatre Lord
Dundreary in "Our American Cousin" the
night President Lincoln was assassinated.-
He was standing immediately under the
Presidents box when the pistol shot was fred
and Booth leaped out of the box, landing on
the stage near him. He has now in his pos
session the play bi ! sprinkled with blood that
the President held in his hand when he was
SHOT.
The House committee on war claims has
favorably reported upon the bill directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to pay $40, 600 to
the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary and High School of Virginia,
which is located near Alexandria. The claim,
which is for rent of the premises which were
army for hospital purposes, had been allowed
by the Court of Claims.
The payroll of the Shenandoah Iron Com
pany at Mines, Page county, for the current
month will amount to 1886 900. The output
of the furnace is larger than ever before.
The bill approprating the sum of 100000
for the benefit of the State militia has become
a law. The money is to be apportioned, on
the basis of the number of uniformed militia
there are in State. On that basis Virginia
will come in for good share, as she has three
regiments of infantry and battalion each of
artillery and cavalry.
Z The Arrowship Steamship and Ship Build
ing Company, of New York city, has pur-
chased the Agner ship yard at Alexandria,
Va, and will Immediately begin ship build
ing operations on a large SCALE The first
vessel to be built will be called the Pocahon-
tas She is to be completed and ready for sea
before November 18TH There are to be
twelve vessels of this class built, the next
one to be called the Powhatan, and the others
will also bear historic names.
The effects of the late T. J. Cluverius were
removed from the Jail by his brother, W. B.
Cluverius, to his home this week. Charles J.
Madison, the father Of Fannie Lillian Mad-
son, has removed his residence from King
William to Richmond city. Sergeant James
G. Smith of Richmond, has been fined $50 for
ha ring more persons than the law allows in
the Jail yard at the execution.
The Lynchburg City Council has increased
the following taxes-wholesale liquor dealers,
from 5000 to S300: bar rooms from $1Ql to